南充2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Was it in 1969 ____ the American astronaut succeeded ____ landing on the moon?

A. when; on B. that; on

C. that; in D. when; in

2、I’ll never forget Professor Smith, ______ influence I took up teaching, determined to dedicate myself to the rewarding career.

A．on which

B．that

C．under whose

D．who

3、I will wait _____ 6：30, but then I’m going home．

A．from   B．at   C．after   D．until

4、— How is your father feeling at present?

— He __ quite fine after the operation, but unluckily he is taking a turn for the worse today.

A. feels   B. felt

C. has been feeling  D. had felt

5、The study, ________ in the online edition of the journal Brain, showed that after one year of musical training, children performed better in a memory test than ________ who did not take music classes.

A. published; those   B. publishing; these

C. to be published; ones   D. being published; the ones

6、The mail was   for two days because of the heavy snows.

A.held out B.held up C.held back D.held onto

7、—Do you like cooking, Peter?

— ________. Lucki1y I've never had to worry about it.

A．Never mind

B．Not really

C．I am afraid so

D．You said it

8、Having manners shows good character, consideration and respect for others, taking you where degrees and money cannot and ______ a better world.

A. taking over   B. adapting to

C. making for   D. fitting into

9、She was the first woman______ to the board（董事会）

A.to appoint B.having appoited C.to be appointed D.being appointed

10、________ its suicide rate double in less than a decade, the country will also set up more counseling centers and try to increase awareness of the risks of depression.

A. Having seen   B. Seeing

C. To see   D. Seen

11、I have ______ all the papers but I still can’t find my notes．

A．looked for   B．looked through

C．looked after   D．looked out

12、More overseas students are returning home to make contributions to our country, a large proportion of _____ reported to have received first-class education.

A.whom B.which C.them D.whoever

13、   the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into international stars.

A. Having given   B. Give   C. Given D. To give

14、“________, but Jim made the same mistakes again,” complained his mother.

A．Although he was told many times

B．Having been told many times

C．As he was told many times

D．He had been told many times

15、 Hardly _ when they realized that it was too late to catch the last train．

A. the clock had struck twelve

B. the clock had been struck twelve

C. had the clock been struck twelve

D. had the clock struck twelve

16、I still have a few sweet memories of my childhood; ________, I remember times when I explored caves in the mountains with my friends.

A．in advance

B．by chance

C．in particular

D．in addition

17、This book _______ to Guli.

A．belong

B．belongs

C．is belonged

D．is belonging

18、Many parents______their kids’ actions on social media for fear that they are misled by some false information.

A．guarantee

B．monitor

C．declare

D．stimulate

19、I ________ thank you enough for all your help to my son while we were away from home.

A．won’t

B．can’t

C．needn’t

D．mustn’t

20、—Have you finished the book?

—No，I’ve read up to____ the children discover the secret cave.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．where

21、   My sister and I were taught at a very early age to write thank-you letters for birthday and Christmas gifts. We carefully copied addresses from our mom’s address book into our own pretty little books, and a new box of stationery（信箋，信封）was always among my gifts under the tree. We wrote our letters on December 26 at the latest every year. It was an important tradition in our home, and it has turned me into an avid（热情）thank-you-letter writer as an adult.

I still send a great deal of personal mail, and I am extremely interested in all of the trappings of letter writing: unique stamps, beautiful stationery, fountain pens（自来水笔）. I feel a mad rush of satisfaction sticking a stamp on a carefully penned thank-you letter and sending it off in the mail.

Several years ago, I even sent my mom a thank-you letter to thank her for teaching me to count my blessings on paper. Sending letters of thanks out into the world has made me more grateful for the love, support and kindness I receive daily.

My father died when I was twenty-seven. Even then, I found comfort in writing letters of thanks for the gifts of words I received. At a time when all I wanted to do was retreat（退缩）into my own sadness, the act of giving thanks forced me to stay connected to the world and to the lives of the living.

And while it may seem unimportant, my belief in well-written thank-you letters has protected my popularity. Since real thank-you letters are extremely few and far between, my social graces（风度）are considered as a charming difference from other people, and my friends and family always seem truly moved by my efforts.

【1】What can we learn about the author’s family?

A.Her family liked to collect stationery.

B.Her family had a thank-you-letter writing tradition.

C.She often copied addresses for her mother.

D.They wrote thank-you letters on Dec 26.

【2】How did the author feel when writing thank-you letters?

A.Satisfied. B.Tired. C.Excited. D.Bored.

【3】What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A.The author felt happy to receive gifts from others.

B.The author’s father died when she was very young.

C.Writing thank-you letters made the author lead an active life.

D.Writing thank-you letters forced the author to talk with others.

【4】What does the author intend to tell us?

A.Expressing thanks can protect what we have.

B.Receiving thank-you letters is truly moving.

C.Writing thank-you letters is difficult work.

D.Being grateful can help gain the respect.

22、   I’ve been teaching college for many years, long enough to note the steady relaxation of attention in matters of student dress. I’ve long been used to the torn jeans, shorts in the dead of the Maine winter, and ball caps worn backward. Still, I took note recently when one of my students showed up in sleep bottoms. I’m familiar with the school of thought that says how students dress is irrelevant, so long as they’re learning. But I also wonder about the wisdom of blurring(模糊) the line between bed and desk.

I smile when I think back on the occasions that my parents associated us with needing to look tidy and neat. Once, when I was 14 and my brother 12, my father announced that he was taking us into Manhattan (just a subway ride away) to see the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” My brother and I were excited by the proposal, but were momentarily upset when my father directed us to put on our best clothes, including jackets and ties. “But why?” I begged, not wanting to change out of my comfortable jeans, T-shirt, and sneakers.

“Because,” he said, “we’re going to New York.”

I can still see the stars in his eyes as he said these words.

So yes, I’m all for freedom of choice in matters of dress, and yes, I do want my students to be comfortable. But I also want to pay my respects to those students who believe that appearance counts.

I think of the woman – a somewhat older student—I had in class a few years ago. She was someone to whom science did not come easily: She worked hard for respectable grades on every assignment. But I was struck by how tastefully she dressed, day after day. When the course ended, I took a moment to mention this to her. “You always looked so nice,” I remarked. “As if you were ready to take on the world.

She answered, as if it were obvious, “I’ve waited 12 years to return to school, and I dress up to remind myself to be serious about it.”

And, I might add, she seemed perfectly comfortable to me.

【1】What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 1?

A.Excitement. B.Curiosity. C.Sympathy. D.Discontent.

【2】What do we know about the author’s father?

A.He valued a sense of ceremony in life. B.He liked wearing comfortable clothes.

C.He always thought highly of himself. D.He was a regular movie-goer.

【3】Why did the woman earn the author’s respect?

A.She achieved high grades easily. B.She showed great talent for science.

C.She pursued knowledge at an old age. D.She attached great importance to her dress.

【4】What message does the author want to convey in the text?

A.You are what you wear. B.Never judge a man by his appearance.

C.You are never too old to learn. D.Treat each day like a special day.

23、What leads to success in school? 【1】 “Perseverance” for example, seems to be a better predictor of success than IQ in school and beyond. Researchers have also demonstrated that having a “growth mindset” is associated with academic success which happens when a person recognizes that abilities are not fixed but developed through practice.

Researchers are exploring other characters that might contribute to success. 【2】 Data was collected on happiness and grades from 435 students at St Andrew’s including elementary, middle and upper school students.

【3】 Specifically, researchers found a statistically significant correlation(正相关) between happiness and students’ grades from elementary schools through high schools. Students often reported that happiness, or positive feelings like enjoyment or fun, supported their schoolwork. 【4】 It has been found that a network of supportive relationships is at the heart of happiness. Results showed that the quality of students, relationships with teachers and peers predicted their happiness. Across all ages, students with positive relationships were more likely to be happy.

Although voiced in different ways and time and again students of all ages emphasized that their relationships are fundamental to their happiness. These results suggest that there is an important relationship between happiness and academic achievement. More research is needed to explore the relationships among happiness social networks, and achievement in a school setting. 【5】

A．But what supports students to be happy?

B．But are happier kids sure to get ahead academically?

C．Recent research suggests success is partly driven by the character.

D．In recent studies, they explored the relationship between happiness and marks.

E．Psychology research showed a link between happiness and success in the workplace,

F．The results revealed students who are reported to be happier had higher grades.

G．By coincidence, the findings of this study are consistent with earlier ones in psychology.

24、Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID 19 vaccines (疫苗) say breaktroughs made in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.

Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci co-founders of BioNTech said technology they had developed could help the immune system respond to cancer cells. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccine causes cells to create spike proteins, which warm the body’s immune system about things to look out for and 1o attack. It is hoped that this could be reworked using poleis found in cancer tumor cells, causing a similar bodily defensive action.

BioNTech was founded in 2008 specifically to work on cancer treatments. “From the very beginning, our focus has always been on developing the full potential of the body’s immune system to successfully help address cancer and infectious diseases,” says the company website.

Some of those earlier cancer vaccine developments have reached the clinical trial stage. “As scientists we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer,” said Tureci. “We have a number of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them… this will definitely accelerate also our cancer vaccine.”

Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, said that such a breakthrough would be “the Holy Grail” of cancer research. He added that it enabled the body to recognize a cancer tumor as a foreign element, in the same way it had done with COVID- 19, and to respond accordingly, so that the immune system could be “trained” to “hunt down” the abnormal presence.

What made the potential breakthrough even more exciting, he said, was that any treatment could be personalized to work on individual cancer patient’s specific circumstances. “You can take someone who’s got cancer, take their own tumor and make an RNA vaccine out of that and improve their own immune system specifically against their own tumor. That’s a really wonderful thing to see,” he added.

【1】What has BioNech been researching since the company was born?

A．The COVID-19 vaccine.

B．The immune system.

C．The cancer treatments.

D．The tumour cells.

【2】Which of the following words can best describe Ozlem Tureci?

A．Creative and self-centered.

B．Cold and self-respecting.

C．Enthusiastic and hotheaded.

D．Cautious and determined.

【3】What can we lean about Luke O’Neill?

A．He is optimistic about BioNTech’s study.

B．He is willing to join in BioNTech’s research.

C．He knows more about vaccines than Tureci.

D．He shows little interest in Ugur Sahin’s work.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．BioNTech succeeds in developing cancer vaccines.

B．COVID-19 research offers hope for cancer treatment.

C．BioNTech makes breakthroughs in COVID-19 vaccines.

D．COVID-19 vaccines help bodies respond to cancer cells.

25、   At the age of 13, I began volunteering at the New England Science Center. For the first year, the idea of working in a museum was __________ kept me excited about putting in hours every week.

However, during my second summer, I discovered what had captured my heart. It was not the polar bears in the outdoor wildlife center,  __________ the train rides around the grounds. It was the people. The staff of the museum, the other volunteers __________ whom I worked, and the people who would be visiting the museum were so unique.

As I became a more __________ and trusted volunteer, I gained __________ responsibilities. I helped in a number of areas, and finally concluded that my favorite __________ was at the visitor information desk. Here I would __________ everyone warmly who came to the museum, whether a visitor or an employee. I would talk to visitors, some of whom were members of the museum, __________ who were vacationing in the area. I would give __________ to the camp groups on the proper museum conduct. I saw __________ shinning children who were begging to ride the train, or who were excited about seeing the exhibits. Their smiles __________ themselves on my memory.

The people there were all very special, and, since most were older,  __________ time with them taught me a lot. Since I __________ experience, the people at the museum gave me __________ guidance. I was so lucky to make friends with them whom I would love and __________ forever.

Today, five years __________, I still treasure my years of volunteering at the museum. Many of these people have moved on to different jobs. __________, I can still walk into the center and know that I am surrounded by people who __________ me.By volunteering at the New England Science Center, not only have I __________ a number of new friends, I have also learned that helping others and gaining people's respect is of great __________ to be successful.

【1】A.that B.what C.which D.who

【2】A.or B.but C.and D.so

【3】A.to B.with C.for D.on

【4】A.satisfied B.impressed C.gifted D.respected

【5】A.much B.most C.more D.many

【6】A.situation B.position C.condition D.conclusion

【7】A.greet B.help C.care D.meet

【8】A.those B.some C.ones D.others

【9】A.instructions B.considerations C.commands D.introductions

【10】A.helpless B.endless C.countless D.useless

【11】A.took B.insisted C.impressed D.held

【12】A.costing B.spending C.having D.sharing

【13】A.had B.lacked C.needed D.increased

【14】A.a variety of B.a great many C.a great deal of D.a number of

【15】A.think B.welcome C.recognize D.treasure

【16】A.before B.later C.after D.ago

【17】A.Finally B.Therefore C.However D.Meanwhile

【18】A.cared about B.looked after C.came across D.brought up

【19】A.reached B.achieved C.gained D.earned

【20】A.importance B.hope C.necessity D.meaning

26、你的好友Eric作为英国交换生在中国学习，即将回国，他想向他寄宿的家庭（host family）表达这一年来对他的照顾的感激，但不知该如何表示，向你求助。请你以Peter的名义写信，给他一些建议。

要点如下：

1. 写信的目的。

2. 具体的建议。

3. 表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Eric,

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Yours sincerely,

Peter